Trump ends $11m Catholic Charities migrant child care contract

Trump's administration has canceled an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities for the care of unaccompanied migrant children in the United States, ending a partnership that began over 60 years ago to assist Cuban exiles. The Office of Refugee Resettlement informed the organization in late March 2026 that funding would stop, a move Archbishop Thomas Wenski of the Archdiocese of Miami warned could shut the program within three months. Catholic Charities operates a federally funded system for minors who enter the US without parents or guardians, separate from state child welfare services. The Department of Health and Human Services says the number of unaccompanied migrant children in federal care has fallen to about 1,900 under Trump, down from a peak of 22,000 under Biden, and that the cuts are part of efforts to close unused facilities and curb illegal entry and child trafficking. For Nigerians considering migration to the US, especially those traveling with children, the change signals a stricter environment for asylum seekers and may affect support available for unaccompanied minors arriving at the border. Will this policy shift push more families to seek alternative routes, or will it deter attempts to enter the US altogether?

SOURCE: https://dailypost.ng/2026/04/16/pope-leo-trump-cancels-11m-contract-with-catholic-charities/